knee

knee  (n)

n.

1.

a. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.

b. The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.

2. An analogous joint or part of a leg of a quadruped vertebrate.

3. Something resembling the human knee, such as a bent piece of pipe.

4. The part of a garment, as of trousers, that covers the knee.

5. An abrupt woody projection arising from the roots of some swamp-growing trees: cypress knees.

tr.v. kneed, knee·ing, knees

To strike with the knee.

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[Middle English, from Old English cno; see genu-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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knee

Noun

1. the joint of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg

2. the area around this joint

3. the upper surface of a sitting person's thigh: a little girl being cuddled on her father's knee

4. the part of a garment that covers the knee

5. bring someone to his knees to force someone into submission

Verb

[kneeing, kneed]

to strike, nudge, or push with the knee [Old English cnēow]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knee - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee joint kneecap, kneepan, patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint musculus articularis genus - the articular muscle of the knee genicular vein, vena genus - veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
	2.	knee - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee stifle hind leg - the back limb of a quadruped articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
	3.	knee - the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee cloth covering - a covering made of cloth leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg

Translations

knee [niː] n → rodilla

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knee [niː] n → genou m

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knee [niː] n → Knie nt

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knee [niː] n → ginocchio